Another year has passed, and it's time to look back at the past 12 months and what has happened with and around Coldplay.
The year was filled with exciting gigs & events, break-up rumours and baby news.
Gigs
From January to April, Coldplay toured the United States with 32 concerts in total, including two amazing gigs at the Verizon Wireless Theater in Toronto which were supposed to be released on a Live DVD - after all, it has only been announced to be televised around the world in the time of Christmas and New Year. If you wish to add your support to the creation of a DVD, please sign our petition.
In June and July, the band performed 11 gigs in Australia, followed by 6 gigs in Asia.
Appearances and Events
On February 8, Coldplay performed 'Talk' live at the Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, but unfortunately didn't take home any awards.
On February 14, Coldplay performed 'Talk' and scooped the awards for 'Best Single' and 'Best Album' at the Brit Awards. In his acceptance speech, Chris raised rumours of a possible break-up when saying: "This means so much to us, especially now. It's going to be a few years before you see us again."
On September 27, Chris Martin joined good friend Jay-Z on stage at the first ever hip hop concert at the legendary Royal Albert Hall in London. He added his vocals for the chorus of "Heart of the City" and played the piano for "Dead Presidents". In addition, Chris' wife Gwyneth Paltrow joined the rapper on stage to provide backing vocals for "Song Cry".
On November 27, Chris Martin performed a solo session within the scope of a charity project at the Union Chapel in London. He covered two Bob Dylan songs, played a track by The Killers and introduced a brand new Coldplay song called 'Bucket For A Crown'.
Awards
Nominated for:
'Best Rock Artist International' at the MTV Latin America Music Awards
'Best Live Act' at the Vodafone Live Music Awards
'Best Act In The World Today' at the Q Awards
'Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group' (Speed of Sound), 'Best Rock Song' (Speed of Sound), 'Best Rock Album' (X&Y) at the 48th Grammy Awards - all awards missed out against U2!
Winning:
'Best Song of the Year' for 'Speed of Sound', awarded by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
'Best Single' and 'Best Album' at the Brit Awards
Nominations for 2007:
'Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group' and 'Best Remixed Recording', both for 'Talk' - 49th Grammy Awards, to be held on February 7, 2007
Releases
Singles:
'What If', 'White Shadows' and 'The Hardest Part' were limited releases only, not available in every country.
Australian X&Y Tour Edition (including all b-sides and music videos)
Featured on:
'The Last Kiss' Movie Soundtrack
XM Satellite Radio-Starbucks CD Compilation
The Ultimate Bands - The Classic Anthems
...and many more!
Collaborations
Chris Martin collaborated with several artists this year:
During a jam session in February, a duet called 'Homecoming' was recorded with Kanye West [pictured]. The track is to be released on the rapper's upcoming album in early 2007.
To support a charity organisation for the victims of hurricane Katrina, Chris Martin joined R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe in the studio to record the track 'In The Sun'. The track was later released along with other versions on an exclusive iTunes EP.
Chris Martin co-wrote a song for Nelly Furtado's latest album 'Loose'. The track, called ''All Good Things (Come To An End)'' was also recorded with Chris' vocals for the chorus, but was only released as Nelly's solo version.
The track 'Beach Chair', recorded by Jay-Z and Chris Martin, made its way to the rapper's album 'Kingdom Come', released in November.
Charity Projects
CancerActive: a signed t-shirt, worn by Chris during the A Rush of Blood to the Head tour.
Charity Folks: signed AROBTTH book
MAG: Chris Martin's trainers
Rankings
All 3 albums among the Top 40 of UK's Favourite Albums
Favourite Coldplay Songs voted by Coldplaying.com users: 'The Scientist' is the winning track!
UK Album Sales show that all Coldplay albums are among the top 50
'Yellow' is the fifth favourite lyric for Australian VH1 viewers
AROBTTH at #41 of Australia's Favourite Albums
Coldplay is the UK's 5th favourite band
Band News
Within the year 2006, Coldplay split with their management and decided to only consult their US agent, Dave Holmes from now on; have started the building of their own headquarters in London and have gone back into the studio to record their 4th studio album.
In addition, several break-up rumours were floating around, stirred up by Chris Martin himself because of his controversial acceptance speech at the Brit Awards, and heated up by the fact that 3 of 4 band members have become daddies within the past 2 years and obviously were in need of some quality time with their families!
Baby Blabber
2006 saw the birth of not one, but three Coldplay toddlers:
On April 8, Chris Martin and his wife Gwyneth Paltrow welcomed baby boy Moses Bruce Anthony Martin into the world. He was introduced to the world by an exclusive photoshoot published in People Magazine just two weeks later.
In May, Will Champion and his wife Marianne welcomed a baby girl called Ava Champion into the world. It's their first child and they've kept the little girl undercover since then.
On September 17, Guy Berryman and his wife Joanna became proud parents of a baby girl as well: Nico Berryman. A few months earlier, Joanna has talked in an interview about her pregnancy and her husband.
2007
2007 is expected to be an even more exciting year - the guys are working on their 4th studio album and will play some intimate concerts in South America at the beginning of the year.
Coldplay will unveil a batch of new songs during a Latin American tour in February and March. The trek will begin with a Feb. 14-16 stand in Santiago, Chile, and will run through a March 3 show in Mexico City.
"Having received such a phenomenal response to their last Latin American trip in 2003, [the band] personally chose to return to the region," reads a post on Coldplay's website, which also lists details for ticket onsales. The new material is earmarked for Coldplay's fourth studio album, which is tipped for a late 2007 release via Capitol. It will be the follow-up to 2005's "X&Y," which debuted at No. 1 on The Billboard 200.
Here are Coldplay's 2007 tour dates:
Feb. 14-16: Santiago, Chile (Espacio Riesco)
Feb. 20-22: Buenos Aires (Gran Rex)
Feb. 26-28: Sao Paulo (Via)
March 3: Mexico City (National Auditorium)
Have a happy new year - see you in 2007! Thanks to Flying Sparks for compiling the above list.
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